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| BERSIH 2.0 Rally Live 9th Julai 2011 - Aunty BERSIH (老婆婆的眼泪) |
她知道这短短的游行路程并不好走，因为它是迈向民主改革的路。
她知道参于 BERSIH 2.0 集会需要冒性命危险（一名老翁因吸入催泪弹烟雾而不幸逝世），可是她愿意用年迈软弱的身躯去面对镇暴队的催泪弹和辣椒水炮。
手无寸铁的她被迫走上街头请愿，只因她有一个简单的梦想。
她希望下一代能用最公平干净的选举制度来决定国家的未来，人人都能得到公正平等的待遇，就是如此简单！
看着她为了这个简单的梦想被催泪弹攻击，全身都沾满了辣椒水，我顿时热泪满眶！
她流泪，也许不是因为催泪弹或辣椒水，而是她不知道何时才能实现这个简单的梦想！
七月九日这一天，老婆婆让我明白，原来眼泪也可以＂重于泰山＂。
七月九日这一天，老婆婆的眼泪可有把你们给唤醒呢？
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Aunty BERSIH - The lady of liberty
Anne, from setapak, took a bus ride down to KL, ALONE, in support of the rally. she was stopped 4 times, being asked her IC, and questioned by the police on why she's wearing yellow. "why can't I wear yellow?" was her reply.
She didn't know what time the rally was scheduled to start, she didn't know where, she has no one with her; all she knew was to get down to KL, and stand for what she believes in.
Anne teaches English in government schools for about 35 years (if i remember correctly). but her passion is really singing and dancing; and what she values most in her life now is freedom.
Anne has rallied in bersih 2007. she was disappointed as to why no one else was wearing yellow that day. we said chill lah.. that's cuz if we do, we'd be stopped by the cops even before we get the chance to enter KL. "it's so sad.. it's so sad that the police are treating our rakyats like these."
"When you come to rallies, there's a spirit of UNITY... something i cannot describe... when everyone is united for a cause. You don't even get this sort of unity in church."
She left me with a question that still resides in my heart. now may i impose on you to think about it. "Why do we have to feel so scared (and threatened) in our own home land.. and by own countrymen?"
Unity in spirit, strength in numbers. Imagine Malaysia in our fullest potential only if we stand together as one.
